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HKCC. With much care and a grateful heart, I Churches, Rev. Dr. Samuel Kobia, to visit Hong
have served the Council in the capacity of Kong. We are also an active participant in the
Chairperson. I am not working alone, but am "Colloquium of Six Religious Leaders". We
accompanied and supported by members of the have fostered the spirit of mutual respect

Executive Committee, Committees and between religions and advanced social harmony
colleagues. Praise the Lord, for many in love.

ministerial projects have been accomplished to
His glory. Colleagues at HKCC have fulfilled We kicked off the jubilee celebrations with
their roles, as they always have, as His prophets two events - the Symposium on Ecumenical
and servants in caring for the poor, those Movement and the Joint Ecumenical

devastated by their addiction to gambling, and Communion Service. Our interim celebrations
the disadvantaged. We have concerned were marked by our study tour to the Coptic
ourselves with political issues such as Church in Egypt. Then the Thanksgiving

school-based management and universal Worship Service and Banquet took the year's
suffrage, educated the youth about justice and events to a climax. The series of activities were
unity, and been advocates for women. We have a review of the past, a re-affirmation of the
kept up our ministerial effort in relief work, present, and a preview into the future of HKCC.

emergencies, re-development, foster care and Filled with gratitude, we re-examined our roles
educational aid. We have engaged in bridging and looked back at our path. We look forward
gaps, in supporting cooperation between to greater collaboration in our future

churches and in strengthening our liaison with endeavours, in the spirit of unity, acting with a
churches in the mainland and those abroad. single mind. We hope to be better prophets,
Inter-denominational seminars were held, and teachers and servants, in liaising with
visiting delegations from Mainland China congregations, bearing witness to the Lord and

received. We have stepped up our connection glorifying His name.
with China Christian Three-Self Patriotic
Movement Committee and China Christian But may all who seek you rejoice and be

Council and, joining hands with them, glad in you; may those who love your salvation
co-organized a Bible Exhibition held in Hong always say, ''Let God be exalted!'' (Psalm 70:4,
Kong. We invited the Amity Foundation and NIV)

the General Secretary of World Council of

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